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The shadow club : the greatest mystery in the universe, shadows, and the thinkers who unlocked their secrets / Roberto Casati ; translated from the Italian by Abigail Asher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Casati, Roberto, 1961-
- Standardized Title:
- Scoperta dell'ombra. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Shades and shadows--History.
- Shades and shadows.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 230 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First American edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2003.
- Summary:
- In this unique study--combining history, science, and anthropology--Casati discusses the famous and the obscure who, armed with imagination and creativity, struggled with the concept of shadow and provided explanations of and uses for these constant companions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-221) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0375407278
- OCLC:
- 50721114
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